diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/ADT/StringRef.h b/llvm/include/llvm/ADT/StringRef.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/ADT/StringRef.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/ADT/StringRef.h
@@ -120,10 +120,6 @@
         : Data(Str.data()), Length(Str.size()) {}
 #endif
 
-    static StringRef withNullAsEmpty(const char *data) {
-      return StringRef(data ? data : "");
-    }
-
     /// @}
     /// @name Iterators
     /// @{